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US President Joe Biden has criticised the leaders of China and Russia for not turning up at the COP26 Climate Summit.
Read more: COP26: Biden lashes out at Russia and China for missing climate summit
US President Joe Biden has criticised the leaders of China and Russia for not turning up at the COP26 Climate Summit.
Read more: COP26: Biden lashes out at Russia and China for missing climate summit
In a move that is certain to cause further disruption to the Afghanistan economy that is already on the brink of collapse, the Taliban has announced a complete ban on the use of foreign currency in the country, warning that anyone who violates the order will be prosecuted.
Read more: Taliban bans use of foreign currency in Afghanistan
The G20 Summit in Rome concluded over the weekend with a disappointing outcome for Earth’s climate.
Read more: G20 leaders say climate threat ‘urgent, critical’ but avoid real commitments
UN Secretary General António Guterres has sent a stark message to world leaders at COP26 in Glasgow, warning that enough of treating nature like a toilet.
Read more: COP26: Enough of treating nature like a toilet, UN chief warns
Commercial international flights to and from India will remain suspended until Nov. 30 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, officials said on Friday.
Read more: Int’l flights to remain suspended in India until Nov. 30
No fewer than 62 journalists were killed just for doing their jobs in 2020, according to UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO).
Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni, has stated that schools will reopen in January 2022, after being shut for almost two years regardless of the current low vaccination uptake.
Read more: COVID-19: Uganda to reopen schools after nearly two years
World leaders met in Glasgow, UK, on Monday for the first day of the highly anticipated COP26 Climate Summit.
Former President of Nigeria, Goodluck Jonathan will depart Abuja on Saturday for Nairobi, the Kenyan capital, to attend the 12th African Union (AU) high-level retreat on the promotion of peace, security and stability in Africa.
Read more: Goodluck Jonathan to visit Kenya for AU high-level mediation retreat